NEW YORK – March 15, 2019 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented FASTSIGNS International, Inc. (“FASTSIGNS”) as co-counsel, handling franchise and general corporate matters in its recently announced acquisition by private equity firms LightBay and Freeman Spogli & Co.
The multi-office Greenberg Traurig team that represented FASTSIGNS as co-counsel was led by shareholder David W. Oppenheim in New York. He was assisted by shareholders Nan B. Braley in Dallas and Timothy W. Bratcher in Atlanta. Also assisting were associates Shayla Friesen in Dallas, Kyle C. Lennox in Chicago, and Bethani R. Oppenheimer in Atlanta.
According to its website, FASTSIGNS, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, is the market leader in the signage and visual graphics industry with more than 700 locations across 45 U.S. states and eight other countries.
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